Re: So.....

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

Bruce,

Just wanted to tell you that I was behind you during one session in the
maroon 200.  The owner Bill was generous enough to let me drive and I was
taking it easy.  However, going into the back straight I had the pedal to
the floor and was unable to catch you.  This was on a fairly straight
section of track, so the suspension work should have little effect.

You have a turbo under that hood?

Sorry I didn't get a chance to talk with you much this weekend, but it was
nice meeting you.

Best Regards,

John Karasaki


At 01:01 PM 7/7/98 -0600, you wrote:
>John Feurst in the A4 and Harvey Huffman his brother in law in the M3.  John
>bought the cheapest A4 he could with quattro (no sport kit) at about $25K
>then spent another 7K on the Wettenhour (sp?) chip, exhaust k04 turbo
>upgrade, brakes and suspension. The M3 had no specific engine mods I know
>of, but the brakes and suspension had been substantially reworked. Both cars
>were on racing rubber. Of course the M3 at 4900' was also giving up power
>due to the altitude.
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>interesting, though, John used to do the Second Creek track in around a
>minute and 22 seconds with his IA modified '92 S4.  He told me that the A4
>gets around Second Creek in approx. 1'20" flat.  On his last trip to
>Stapleton he claimed there was only 1 (one) viper that had faster lap times
>than the A4 even though there was a huge differential in top speeds. He then
>chuckled and allowed that driving had a little to do with it.
>
>Bruce
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul_Royal@idx.com <Paul_Royal@idx.com>
>To: Bruce Bell <bbell@surview.com>
>Cc: audifest98@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net
><audifest98@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>
>Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 10:34 AM
>Subject: Re: So.....
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>>*****Really cool watching the A4Q pull away from the M3 on the 1/2 mile
>>straight
>>******then out corner it on the twisty part for 3-4 second faster lap times
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>>Hold old was that M3?...A4s pulling away from M3s on straights is NOT
>>normal.
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>>"Bruce Bell" <bbell@surview.com> on 07/07/98 11:57:32 AM
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>>Please respond to "Bruce Bell" <bbell@surview.com>
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>>To:   Paul Royal; audifest98_audifest98
>>cc:
>>Subject:  Re: So.....
>>Body:
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>>It was, how shall I say it?   "Free for All" :-)
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>>Really cool watching the A4Q pull away from the M3 on the 1/2 mile straight
>>then out corner it on the twisty part for 3-4 second faster lap times.
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>>Hopefully someone will post a detailed report to the whole q-list.
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>>Bruce
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Paul_Royal@idx.com <Paul_Royal@idx.com>
>>To: audifest98_audifest98@idx.com <audifest98_audifest98@idx.com>
>>Date: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 8:57 AM
>>Subject: So.....
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>>>To:   audifest98 audifest98
>>>So, did anyone write up A-fest '98...did I miss it...?  How was track day
>>>etc.
>>>     If I missed it, could someone forward it....???
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